1. Regenerative therapy for hypoplastic left heart syndrome: First report of intraoperative intramyocardial injection of autologous umbilical-cord blood–derived cells 
Harold M. Burkhart, MD, Muhammad Yasir Qureshi, MBBS, Susana Cantero Peral, MD, Patrick W. O'Leary, MD, Timothy M. Olson, MD, Frank Cetta, MD, Timothy J. Nelson, MD, PhD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 149, Issue 3, Pages e35-e37 (March 2015)
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2. Figure 1
Apical views of echocardiogram performed before (top panels) and 3 months after (bottom panels) intramyocardial injection of umbilical-cord blood–derived stem cells. Images show improvement in right ventricular function, with an increase in the ejection fraction from 30%-35% to 50%. FAC, Fractional area change; EF, ejection fraction.
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